Difference between revisions of "Cigarette"
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A cigarette works as follows. The tobacco is lit and the resulting smoke is inhaled by sucking it through the cigarette. This encourages the rest of the tobacco to burn. Cigarettes often have a filter on the mouth end, to provide a smoother and cleaner smoke, for increased ease of inhaling and often also for improved taste. Cigarettes have been allegedly spiked with addictive substances to hook the consumer on buying more of them and making it more difficult to kick the habit. | A cigarette works as follows. The tobacco is lit and the resulting smoke is inhaled by sucking it through the cigarette. This encourages the rest of the tobacco to burn. Cigarettes often have a filter on the mouth end, to provide a smoother and cleaner smoke, for increased ease of inhaling and often also for improved taste. Cigarettes have been allegedly spiked with addictive substances to hook the consumer on buying more of them and making it more difficult to kick the habit. | ||
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Revision as of 21:18, July 31, 2007
A cigarette is a product, comprised of a cylindrical paper tube filled with tobacco.
Cigarettes are immediately addictive and lead to the early and gruesome death from lung cancer of those who try smoking.
A cigarette works as follows. The tobacco is lit and the resulting smoke is inhaled by sucking it through the cigarette. This encourages the rest of the tobacco to burn. Cigarettes often have a filter on the mouth end, to provide a smoother and cleaner smoke, for increased ease of inhaling and often also for improved taste. Cigarettes have been allegedly spiked with addictive substances to hook the consumer on buying more of them and making it more difficult to kick the habit.